Saturday, April 12 marked this year’s Relay for Life at Wilkes University. Different teams set up on-site fundraisers on the Greenway that directly benefited the American Cancer Society. The event, which lasted a full 24 hours, had a multitude of different games and contests set up to keep participants awake during the fundraiser. According to […]
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Annual Relay for Life offers fun for good cause
Posted on 13 April 2014.
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James Jaskolka
Posted on 08 April 2014.
James Jaskolka is a sophomore double majoring in communications studies and English. Armed with concentrations in journalism and professional writing, Jaskolka displays a strong passion for the written word. He covers a variety of topics, but specializes in profiling people and bands due to an unmatched interest in learning about people. Jaskolka came on […]
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Casino Week opens with Texas Hold ‘Em
Posted on 04 April 2014.
Casino Week is March 31 through April 4 for students at Wilkes University. On certain nights of the week there were different casino activities going on for students to win prizes. On Tuesday, April 1, a Texas Hold ‘Em tournament was held in the Henry Student Center Ballroom, it started at 7 p.m. and went […]
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Artist Spotlight: Collin Strunk
Posted on 25 March 2014.
As a pharmacy major, sophomore Collin Strunk has been trained to look at life by the book; most science majors can relate, having had to cram facts and formulas into their heads for exams, making sure they can recall every detail correctly. For Strunk, playing music is an escape from that. “When you’re playing the […]
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Multi-genre band tour comes through the Wyoming Valley in February
Posted on 29 January 2014.
On Feb. 13 in Nanticoke, bands from a multitude of genres will converge to play a show at West Side Park. Less than 10 miles from campus, the show is one date of a tour that features Turnstile (Reaper Records) and Diamond Youth (Run For Cover Records), with support from Angel Dust and Blind Justice, […]
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‘You Do What?!’ Fencing puts students En Garde
Posted on 19 November 2013.
“You Do What?” is one incredibly unathletic girl’s journey to explore alternative sports. Check back every week for my take on sports I once knew nothing about and now find fascinating. Personally, when someone says fencing, I think about that intense scene in the James Bond movie, “Die Another Day”, where Bond and Gustav Graves […]
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‘You Do What?!’ Skating has never been so physical
Posted on 08 October 2013.
“You Do What?” is one incredibly unathletic girl’s journey to explore alternative sports. Check back every week for my take on sports I once knew nothing about and now find fascinating. Our very own Wilkes-Barre Roller Radicals were kind enough to share some insight on derby life for this week. Made famous by the 2009 […]
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